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Extremism isn't a culture. It's a mental illness.

If nobody listens to them, they become "harmless". OTOH, if you have millions who are ready to listen due to hardship and the promises made show a way out, however illogical, then there is potential for harm.

Lack of diversity means that you won't be able to respond to change. Cahnge is inevitable. It's a slow dissolution.

There will always be dissidents. No two people are of the same mind on everything.

In order to escape, he was hungry enough to cross a drain too deep for him to wade through; he couldn't swim. Shortly afterwards, he was building an airstrip for the Berlin airlift.

Conditions in the British sector weren't much better than in the Soviet; food was also short.

I think you'll find that many of those allegedly involved in the September 11th, 2001 events were of "upper middle-clbutt" origin.

Then you're thinking of it the wrong way.

Popular religions are popular because they provide spiritual relief to the mbuttes. It is the popularity that attracts those who will mis-use the religion for their own ends.

The argument that you seem to be building in your mind could just as easily have Christianity subsbreastuted for Islam.

Some people might argue that the concept of the community of the believers called "Ummah"; but that doesn't extend substantially beyond the similar concept of "Christendom". It's a collective noun for all those around the world who share a belief.

The Pope used to be a very powerful man.

Quite clearly; it's to waste my time. Oh, hang on... it doesn't make sense for me to think of a logical answer to a question you pose if it's just to waste my time. (Clock's ticking around to 1 a.m.)

There are other logical possibilites: a) never existed - but you've rejected that option stating that those who destroyed weapons would keep meticulous paperwork even if it'd put their necks on the line in Saddam's books. Also, the possibility of them being negligent in their paperwork is apparently infinitesimal. People are always perfectly diligent in maintaining records. b) it was destroyed (inadvertantly or deliberately) which never happens, does it?

If you acknowledge and set aside your emotions about the thing, you can gain a perspective from which reason can prevail.

Almost everybody has some idea about how they would react to a particular stimulus. Careful consideration can provide how others are likely to react in a particular situation; but in order to do so failry reliably, you must be able to grok their background by gaining knowledge.

In practice, what *exactly* could Clinton have done? He threatened (and had plans drawn up) to blow up their existing nuclear reactors if they didn't stop their programme.

I still don't know which Boyd. There are a dozen or so useful Boyd.

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The population is only being taught enough to be obedient. Basic literacy required. Does military training count as "education"?

There is no benevolence. Just greedy exploitation and ruthless oppression. -- "Bernd Felsche - Innovative Reckoning, Perth, Western Australia ASCII ribbon campaign "Laws do not persuade just because X against HTML mail they threaten." and postings Lucius Annaeus Seneca, c. 4BC - 65AD.